Euro firms on trade optimism, sterling higher after Brexit vote

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The euro held firm against the dollar on Thursday as hopes of a trade deal betwe...

TOKYO - The euro held firm against the dollar on Thursday as hopes of a trade deal between the United States and China bolstered risk appetite globally, while the British pound was buoyed after the UK parliament approved legislation to seek a Brexit delay.

The safe-haven yen touched a two-week low of 111.575 yen to the dollar late on Wednesday. The pair last quoted at 111.425 yen. Sterling gained on Wednesday as Prime Minister Theresa May sought a Brexit compromise with opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn in a last-ditch effort to end a national crisis.

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